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Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Charlotte, NC.GCSolutions, Senior Division Counsel, May 2018 – Present.
• Manage day-to-day operations of GCSolutions, an innovative product offering featuring experienced attorneys on alternative career tracks who provide routine corporate legal services at more favorable rates than.
• Work with founding partner on growth strategy, marketing, recruiting, and administration to drive expansion.
• Recruit, supervise, and mentor team members in all aspects of client service.
• Advise GCSolutions’ clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and commercial contract matters.Highlights:
• Utilize non-traditional recruiting channels to find experienced professionals looking for remote, non-partnership track positions, doubling the team within the first 18 months.

North Carolina Area

• Free Range Trucking, Inc., Charlotte, NC. Founder and President, March 2019 – Present.Eos Transportation, Inc., Charlotte, NC. Founder and President, April 2014 – December 2016.
• Purchased and managed multi-team, long-haul trucking operation.
• Purchased and integrated three failing FedEx pickup and delivery contracting businesses.
• Day-to-day responsibility for 20+ employees and all aspects of operations.Highlights:
• Completed successful turnaround by:o Exploiting strengths and eliminating persistent weaknesses across all three businesses.o Navigating a challenging recruiting environment of transient workers to find talented.
• Restored the combined FedEx contracting enterprise to profitability with annual sales of $1.3 million.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Moore & Van Allen PLLC / Ernst & Young, Charlotte, NC.Contract Attorney, July 2017 – May 2018.
• Investigator with the Bank of America Legal, Internal Enterprise Investigations, Fraud and Abuse team.
• Conducted full, end-to-end investigations of sales practice allegations and violations. Highlights:
• Investigations included:o Reviewing multiple system databases, relevant documents and policies and procedures.o Evaluating audio recordings and branch video surveillance.o Conducting customer and employee interviews to.
• Production of comprehensive reports to summarize allegations and findings, and identify and escalate risk.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte, NC.Corporate & Securities Partner, January 2007 – September 2014.Associate, October 2004 – December 2006.
• Responsible for direct oversight of the firm’s Securities Team, including staffing, client service, project management and budgets.
• Extensive experience counseling senior management and boards of directors regarding strategic initiatives, corporate governance and compliance matters and executive compensation.o Governance best practices, fiduciary.
• Led multi-disciplinary teams in a broad variety of domestic and international transactions.o Public and private acquisitions and dispositions, including divisions, product lines and strategic assets.o Joint ventures to.
• Represented clients in all aspects of public and private securities matters, including periodic reporting and disclosure documents, private note offerings, shelf registrations and private equity investments.Highlights:
• Maintained and grew a successful practice in a challenging, smaller market serving clients in multiple industries, including manufacturing, biotech, financial services and professional sports.

Greater Chicago Area

• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Chicago, IL.Corporate Associate, October 2000 – September 2004.
• Concentration in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, securities law, general corporate counseling, corporate governance and private equity investments.
• Extensive exposure to public company Chapter 11 restructurings, including equity investments, secured debt financing, auctions and related corporate governance advice to senior management.

Greater Chicago Area

Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL.Corporate & Securities Associate, September 1998 – September 2000; Summer Associate, 1997.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Interim HealthCare, Charlotte, NC.Special Projects Coordinator, June 1993 – June 1995.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor Of Arts In Public Policy Studies And Certificate In Markets And Management Studies

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: North Carolina Banking Institute Journal